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NIOSH Publication No. 2006-144:

Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies and Research Needs

September 2006

7 Conclusions

This report summarizes the discussions that occurred during the conference Partnering in Workplace Violence Prevention: Translating Research to Practice in Baltimore, Maryland, in November 2004. Many ideas are presented about what is missing from the national effort to study and prevent WPV. Some gaps could be addressed by increasing intervention evaluation research; improving reporting, data collection, and data sharing; facilitating and enabling organizations to foster the dynamic commitment and cooperation of employers and workers; analyzing costs and cost-benefits; and improving organization and delivery of risk and prevention information. Other gaps are more specific to the types of violence, the various roles and relations among partnering organizations, or the industries and occupations involved.

Great strides have been made over the past two decades. Likewise, opportunities exist to address the barriers and gaps outlined in this report and to achieve a more coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective national effort to understand, control, and prevent violent incidents at work. These violent incidents damage or destroy the victims’ sense of security, dignity, and (too often) their well-being and their lives. They represent a large toll to our society.

The key to the utility and impact of a report such as this is the extent to which people and organizations can visualize and initiate the efforts and partnerships needed to understand and reduce the risks of WPV within their spheres of influence. We encourage your interest, involvement, and collaboration in this
effort.

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Appendix

Conference Participants Participants in Partnering in Workplace Violence Prevention: Translating Research to Practice, Baltimore, Maryland, November 15–17, 2004

Jorge Acuna
Crisis Prevention Institute
jacuna@crisisprevention.com
262–317–3445

Steve Albrecht
Albrecht Training & Development
drsteve@drstevealbrecht.com
619–445–4735

Sania Amr
University of Maryland, School of Medicine
samr@epi.umaryland.edu
410–706–1466

Kristi Anderson
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
kanderson2@cdc.gov
304–285–6362

Debra Anderson
University of Kentucky
debra.anderson@uky.edu
859–257–3410

Susie Ashby
U.S. Army
Susie.Ashby@usag.apg.army.mil
410–306–1057

Jim Azekely
International Taxi Drivers Safety Council
Jim4Safety@aol.com
304–525–0902

Karen Baker
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
kbaker@nsvrc.org
717–909–0710, Ext. 101

Charlene Baker
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
cbaker@cdc.gov
770–488–1737

Marianne Balin
Blue Shield of California Foundation
marianne.balin@blueshieldcafoundation.org
415–229–5215

Angela Banks
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
abanks@cdc.gov
770–488–4273

Gregory T. Barber Sr.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Barber.Greg@dol.gov
202–693–2473

Cathleen Batton
Baltimore County Police Department
CBatton@co.ba.md.us
410–931–2145

DeAnna Beckman
University of Cincinnati
deanna.beckman@uc.edu
513–558–3951

Javier Berezdivin
AngerExperts.com
javierb@aol.com
305–757–2161

David Bernstein
Forensic Consultants, PC
drbernstein@forensicconsultants.com
860–833–7732

Jean Berrier
Convenience Store Safety Committee
Davidberrier@cox.com
757–425–2396

Patricia Biles
Biles and Associates
bandbiles@aol.com
202–484–8226

Vicki Black
U.S. Army
Vicki.Black@usag.apg.army.mil
410–278–7155

Heather Blackiston
DAOHN
heather.blackiston@mbna.com
302–458–0586

Barbara Blakeney
American Nurses Association
Bblakene@ana.org

James Blando
New Jersey Department of Health
james.blando@doh.state.nj.us
609–777–3039

Chris Blodgett
Washington State University
blodgett@wsu.edu
509–358–7679

Meg Boendier
Workplace Violence Advocate
mboendier@aol.com

Matt Bowyer
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
mbowyer@cdc.gov
304–285–5991

Mark Braverman
Marsh USA
mark.braverman@marsh.com
202–263–7938

Ann Brockhaus
ORC Worldwide
brockhaus@orc-dc.com
202–293–2980

Jean–Pierre Brun
Laval University
jean–pierre.brun@mng.ulaval.ca
418–656–2405

Tanya Burrwell
American Psychological Association
tburrwell@apa.org
202–336–6049

John Byrnes
AON Aggression Management
DrJohnByrnes@AggressionManagement.com
407–804–2434

Nancy Carothers
Convenience Store Safety Committee
nmcaroth@pacbell.net
650–867–8349

Norman Caulfield
Commission for Labor Cooperation
ncaulfield@naalc.org
202–464–1107

Rebecca Cline
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
rclineodvn@aol.com
330–725–8405

James Coleman
National Council of Chain Restaurants
jcoleman@constangy.com
571–522–6100

Joanne Colucci
American Express Company
joanne.colucci@aexp.com
877–208–7492

Phaedra Corso
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
pcorso@cdc.gov
770–488–1734

Francis D’Addario
Starbucks Coffee Company
fdaddari@starbucks.com
206–318–8736

Linda Dahlberg
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ldahlberg@cdc.gov
770–488–4496

Lucia Davis–Raiford
Miami–Dade County Government
davisra@miamidade.gov
305–375–2685

David Dawson
Empowerlink Threat Management
empowerlink@iprimus.ca
905–945–0101

Butch de Castro
American Nurses Association
Bdecastro@ana.org
Katherine Deitcher

DAOHN
katherine.deitcher@mbna.com
302–432–0025

Richard V. Denenberg
Workplace Solutions, Inc.
worksolutions@taconic.net
518–398–5111

Tia Schneider Denenberg
Workplace Solutions, Inc.
worksolutions@taconic.net
518–398–5111

Frank Denny
Department of Veterans Affairs
frank.denny@mail.va.gov
202–273–9743

Bob DeSiervo
American Society of Safety Engineers
bdesiervo@asse.org
847–768–3402

Carmen Dieguez
Miami–Dade County Government
ccd@miamidade.gov
305–375–2682

Edward DiSabatino
MBNA Bank
francis.dixon@mbna.com
302–457–2167

Francis Dixon
MBNA Bank
francis.dixon@mbna.com
302–457–2179

Stephen Doherty
Doherty Partners LLC
s.doherty@dohertypartners.com
617–393–9928

Brooke Doman
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
bdoman@cdc.gov

Robert Dorsey
Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council
bdorsey@cisco.com
408–525–0107

Terrie Dort
National Council of Chain Restaurants
dortt@nrf.com
202–626–8183

Rosanne Dufour
Commission des normes du travail
rosanne.dufour@cnt.gouv.qc.ca
418–380–8521

Carole Dupere
Commission des normes du travail
carole.dupere@cnt.gouv.qc.ca
514–873–4947

Jennifer Edens
Federal Bureau of Prisons
jedens@bop.gov
202–514–4492

Gerhard Eisele
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
eiseleg@orau.gov
865–576–2208

Rosemary Erickson
Athena Research Corporation
rjerickson@athenaresearch.com
605–275–6028

Shelley Erickson
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
shelley.erickson@fsis.usda.gov
515–727–8981

Don Faggiani
Police Executive Research Forum
dfaggiani@policeforum.org
202–321–9354

Gary Farkas
Psychologist/HR Consultant
gary@garyfarkas.com
808–521–2433

Richard Fazzio
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
fazzio.richard@dol.gov
617–565–8110

Giuseppe Fichera
Department Occupational Health Clinica Del Lavoro Luigi Devoto
giuseppe.fichera@unipd.it
0039/02/5454091

Dawn Fischer
U.S. Army
Dawn.Fischer@usag.apg.army.mil
410–278–3609

John Flood
U.S. Air Force
jbflood68@yahoo.com
405–234–2262

Pamela Foreman
University of California San Francisco
pforeman@itsa.ucsf.edu
707–292–1886

James Fox
Northeastern University
j.fox@neu.edu
617–373–3296

Kelley Frampton
U.S. Bureau of Labor
frampton_K@bls.gov
202–691–6189

Roland (Ron) Fravel III
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
roland.fravel@fsis.usda.gov
202–690–1999

Eric Frazer
Forensic Consultants, PC
Yale University School of Medicine
drfrazer@forensicconsultants.com
203–624–0111

Tom Galassi
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Galassi.Thomas@dol.gov
202–693–2100

Linda Garber
State Farm Insurance
linda.c.garber.cyp2@statefarm.com
434–872–5958

Chantenia Gay
U.S. Department of Labor
gay.chantenia@dol.gov
202–693–4906

Dorothy Goff
Consultant
651–777–0311

Teague Griffith
National WPV Prevention Partnership/SCDVC
scdvcmail@domesticviolence.net
509–487–6783

Paula Grubb
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
pgrubb@cdc.gov
513–533–8179

Jeffrey Hagen
The Community College of Baltimore County
jhagen@ccbcmd.edu
410–780–6955

Mary Jane Haggitt
University of Washington
rredcar@comcast.net
770–712–8113

Patrick Hancock
Baltimore County Public Schools
phancock@bcps.org
410–887–4133

Sarah Hansel
VA Maryland Health Care System
sarah.hansel@med.va.gov
410–642–2411, Ext. 5499

Jim Hardeman
WPV Prevention, Inc.
JAAMES73@AOL.COM
508–746–6021

Randy Harper
HCR Manor Care
rharper@hcrmanorcare.com
410–480–2333

Daniel Hartley
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
dhartley@cdc.gov
304–285–5812

Gail Heller
gheller@choicesdvcols.org
614–258–6080

Jennifer Hilliard
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
jhilliard@aahsa.org
202–508–9444

Michael Hodgson
Veterans Health Administration
muh7@mail.va.gov
202–273–8353

John Howard
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
jhoward1@cdc.gov
202–401–6997

Terri Howard
Target Corporation
terri.howard@target.com
612–761–4214

Lee Husting
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
ehusting@cdc.gov
404–498–2506

Lisalyn R. Jacobs
Legal Momentum
ljacobs@legalmomentum.org
202–326–0040

Lynn Jenkins
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
ljenkins@cdc.gov
304–285–5822

Barbara Kabrick
International Taxi Drivers Safety Council
barbj2799@comcast.net
509–475–3842

Ann Kaminstein
DV Initiative
ann@dvinitiative.com
617–306–6969

Michelle Keeney
U.S. Secret Service
Michelle.Keeney@usss.dhs.gov
202–406–5205

Gwendolyn Keita
American Psychological Association
gkeita@apa.org
202–336–6044

Susan Kindred
CCBC-Catonsville
skindred@ccbcmd.edu
410–455–5133

Trina King
U.S. Postal Service
trina.l.king@usps.gov
202–268–3981

Carrie Kirasic
Weber Aircraft
Clkirasic@msn.com

Nicholas Lamis III
Miami–Dade County Government
NLamis@miamidade.gov
305–375–2680

John Lane
The Omega Threat Management Group, Inc.
OMEGATMG@AOL.COM
310–551–2063

Douglas Leach
Blue Shield of CA Foundation
douglas.leach@blueshieldcafoundation.org
415–229–5462

Rocky Leavitt
Ken Bu Kai, Inc., Martial Arts
rocky@kenbukan.org
270–982–3548

Theresa Leavitt
Business Leaders National, Inc.
busilead@kenbukan.org
270–723–7463

Cheri Lee
Texas Health Resources
cherilee@texashealh.org
817–462–7073

Johnny Lee
Peace at Work
jlee@peaceatwork.org
919–719–7203

Hank Linden
Longview Associates, Inc.
Hlinden@problemshavesolutions.com
914–946–0525

Herbert Linn
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
hlinn@cdc.gov
304–285–5947

Jane Lipscomb
University of Maryland
lipscomb@son.umaryland.edu

Rich Lombard
Unity Health System
rlombard@unityhealth.org
585–589–0662

Thomas Lowe
New York State Nurses Association
thomas.lowe@nysna.org
212–785–0157, Ext. 200

Wayne Lundstrom
WV Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WVFACE)
wlundstrom@hsc.wvu.edu
304–293–1529

Jay Malcan
Virginia Union University
jmalcan@ci.richmond.va.us
804–646–6119

Daniel McDonald
Veterans Health Affairs
daniel.mcdonald@lrn.va.gov
205–731–1812

David McKay
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
pndmc@bright.net
937–492–9995

Kate McPhaul
University of Maryland Baltimore
mcphaul@son.umaryland.edu
410–706–4907

Dan Michael
Target Corporation
Dan.Michael@target.com
612–696–4133

Randall Miller
Baltimore County Police Department
rmiller@co.ba.md.us
410–931–2165

Sarah Miller
U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
miller.sarah@dol.gov
202–693–6716

Leah Morfin
Ms. Foundation for Women
lmorfin@ms.foundation.org
212–709–4405

Nancy Munro
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
jonamunr@hotmail.com
703–450–7911

Christine Neubauer
State Farm Insurance

Barry Nixon
National Institute for the Prevention of WPV, Inc.
wbnixon@aol.com
949–770–5264

Ellen Nolan
Prince William County Government
enolan@pwcgov.org
703–792–7967

Denise Null
General Motors
denise.p.null@gm.com
410–631–2103

John O’Brien
Veteran’s Medical Center of Baltimore
John.Obrien@med.va.gov
410–605–7012

Emily O’Hagan
New Jersey Department of Health
emily.ohagan@doh.state.nj.us
609–292–9553

Anne O’Leary-Kelly
University of Arkansas
aokelly@walton.uark.edu
479–575–4566

Marc Oliver
University of Maryland
moliver@medicine.umaryland.edu

Richard Ottenstein
The Workplace Trauma Center
rjo@workplacetraumacenter.com
410–363–4432

Paul Papp
U.S. Army
Paul.Papp@usag.apg.army.mil
410–306–1079

George W. Pearson
TritonPCS/SunCom
gpearson@tritonpcs.com
804–364–7381

Corinne Peek–Asa
University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center
corinne-peek-asa@uiowa.edu
319–335–4895

Timothy Pizatella
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
tpizatella@cdc.gov
304–285–5894

Roderick Pullen
Community College of Baltimore County System
rpullen@ccbcmd.edu
410–455–4455

Susan Randolph
University of North Carolina School of Public Health
susan.randolph@unc.edu
919–966–0979

Deborah Reed
Illinois Nurses Association
debbireedrn@aol.com
217–523–0783

Carol Reeves
University of Arkansas
creeves@walton.uark.edu
479–575–6220

Chiara Rengo
Department Occupational Health Clinica Del Lavoro Luigi Devoto
omscons@unimi.it
0039/02/5454091

Joyce Renner
State Farm Insurance
joyce.renner.bh1q@statefarm.com
301–620–6130

William Rhoads
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
wrhoads@cdc.gov
770–488–1284

Robyn Robbins
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
rrobbins@ufcw.org
202–466–1505

Roger Rosa
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
rrosa@cdc.gov
202–205–7856

Jonathan Rosen
New York State Public Employees Federation
Jrosen@pef.org
518–785–1900, Ext. 385

Benjamin Ross
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
rpss.benjamin@dol.gov
404–562–2284

Emily Rothman
Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
emfaith@aol.com
617–414–1385

Art Rudat
America Online, Inc.
arudat1@aol.com
703–265–5733

Eugene Rugala
earugala@fbiacademy.edu
703–632–4321

Robin Runge
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
runger@staff.abanet.org
202–662–8637

Georgia Sabatini
MBNA America
georgia.sabatini@mbna.com
410–229–6572

Vikki Sanders
OSHA Consultation, Minnesota
Vikki.sanders@state.mn.us
651–284–5274

Mario Scalora
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
mscalora1@unl.edu
402–472–3126

James Scaringi
Department of Veterans Affairs
james.scaringi@mail.va.gov
202–273–7381

Ronald Schouten
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
rschouten@partners.org
617–726–5195

Mark Scovill
Texas Health Resources
MarkScovill@TexasHealth.org
817–462–7665

Rick Seta
New York Police Department
rick.seta@mbna.com
302–457–3242

Barbara Silverstein
Washington State Dept Labor and Industries
silb235@lni.wa.gov
360–902–5668

Rita Smith
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
rsmith@ncadv.org
303–839–1852, Ext. 105

Kate Snyder
DAOHN
kathleen.snyder@mbna.com
302–432–0024

Rebecca Speer
Speer Associates
speer@workplacelaw.com
415–283–4888

Robert Stabler
Cape Canaveral Hospital
Bob.Stabler@Health-First.org
321–868–7235

Jennifer Stapleton
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
jstapleton@domesticviolence.net
509–487–6783

Arnie Stenseth
Athena Research Corp.
spook163@athenaresearch.com
605–275–6028

Nancy Harvey
Steorts International
safety@crols.com
703–790–5116

Kiersten Stewart
Family Violence Prevention Fund
kiersten@endabuse.org
202–682–1212

Harley Stock
Incident Management Group
gbmi@aol.com
954–452–0434

Nancy Stout
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
nstout@cdc.gov
304–285–5894

Craig Swallow
craig.swallow@connexion2.com
+44 7968726891

Reena Tandon
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
rtando@jhsph.edu

Linda Tapp
American Society of Safety Engineers
LTapp@crownsafety.com
856–489–6510

Robin Thompson
Robin H. Thompson & Associates
r-t@att.net

Corey Thompson
American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
C_Thomspon@verizon.net
202–842–4273

Craig Thorne
University of Maryland School of Medicine
cthorne@medicine.umaryland.edu
410–706–7464

Phil Travers
Consumer Product Safety Commission
ptravers@cpsc.gov
303–504–7447

Glenn Valis
MBNA America
glenn.valis@mbna.com
410–229–6678

Dana Vogelsang
Florida Department of Health
Dana_Vogelsang@doh.state.fl.us
561–662–5647

KC Wagner
Cornell University–ILR
kcw8@cornell.edu
212–340–2826

Jane Walstedt
U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
Walstedt.Jane@dol.gov
202–693–6781

Dutchin Webster
CWA Local 2107
Dutchgirl418@aol.com
410–768–0611

Kim Wells
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
kwells@caepv.org
309–664–0667

Deborah Widiss
Legal Momentum
dwidiss@legalmomentum.org
212–925–6635

Carol Wilkinson
IBM
drcarol@us.ibm.com
914–499–5555

William Zimmerman
United States Capitol Police Threat Assessment Section
william_zimmerman@cap-police.senate.gov
202–224–1495


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